Motor swap help

What are your long term plans for the boat? Purely pleasure, just keep it running or LONG term are you considering a restoration??
If restoration, keep it original and find a RH 260. Probably a lot of fab and/ or different parts if you switch platforms so if a resto is in its future you are better off spending some time to find a match.

Rebuild the RH one.

Don't forget we'd love to see more pictures especially of the stringers you need to replace. Also, to keep everyone on the same page, maybe you should keep posting in your original thread?

Thanks for the link, I would love to keep this project going original I believe the 318 is the only motor offered I just fell across that gm 350 and trans complete and it's the right rotation. I wish there were more options. There are a few more places to look for a 318 poly. I would love to have the drive line iam going to use while replacing the stringers.

The 350 is in a full inboard Chris craft Catalina 251 the problem is I have to take the whole boat but it's complete and running not a bad option.

00065cccuda wrote: The 350 is in a full inboard Chris craft Catalina 251 .

With a reduction trans?

00065cccuda wrote: It's a paragon trans didn't get the id # to see if its a reduction or one to one.

How old? Considering it has the Paragon, sounds like it's a Chris marinized SBC and is it a FWF (flywheel forward)?

The starter is mounted aft my guess its not FWF.

I agree I Am still on the hunt for that 65 318 it's not going to easy but I Am not giving up yet.

Motor is out

I suspect the 260 out of the barracuda.   

So original option for this boat would be swap cam and crankshaft into the 289 and use all the 260 accessories.

Knowing now that the 350 is not a modern turnkey setupi wouldn't recommend it at all..

Early 318s of either flavor are certainly a nice option as well ...

00065cccuda wrote: Going to use my left hand 289 because I just found out the trans can be set up for left or right hand rotation, I just took off the trans and it's clocked for left hand rotation already so looks like iam good to go. I know it's not correct but it's going to be a lot of fun.

You may have this rotation thing totally understood and then again you may not

You say that the transmission that you just took off I assume your 260 which is reverse rotation is already clocked for Left hand rotation so you're good to go.. This makes me think you may not understand.since Borg Warner looks at rotation differently (from the front looking back) so for your automotive rotating 289 you will need to set up the transmission for RH rotation The easiest way is to look at the arrow at the top and make sure it points the way the engine rotates.

In the interest of saving you a lot of aggravation and some time pulling and reindexing a transmission after it's already installed in the boat and doesn't work, you should read the thread in the link, paying particular attention to the direction of the little arrow. It's a lot of confusing reading and you might need to read it more than once.

You could post a picture of the front of your transmission showing the arrow and the LH stamping also

link

Stringer # 2 out! Time for a long shower lots of cutting fiberglass with the grinder all I can taste is 1965 fiberglass.

Had a problem posting pics this morning I'll try again tomorrow.

Once the floor is in its off to body work and paint.

Yes I will transfer both to paper for templates you can use,if you live in the areas you could come by and I'll give you the wood templates.